Horse-releaser.



G. &. E. HARRIS.

HORSE RELEASBR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1912.

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C. &. E. HARRIS.

HORSE RELEASER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 191.2. 1,058,177.

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CRAWFORD HARRIS AND ELIGAH HARRIS, 0F BIARDSTOWN, TEXAS.

HORSE-RELEASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 25, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Serial No. 705,809.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CRAWFORD HARRIS and ELIGAH HARRIS, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Biardstown, in the county of Lamarand State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorse-Releasers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to horse releasers and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide an improved type of device of the characterdescribed which is so constructed that the shafts may be released whenit is desired to detach the horse from a vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type ofoperating means for holding the shafts in place and for releasing themwhen desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionwhereby the device may beprevented from moving to a released positionwhen it is not desired to release the shafts.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a top plan view of the attaching means in a locked position.Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device in a released position. Fig. 3is a bottom plan view of the device in a locked position. Fig. 4 is aside elevation in a locked position. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of thedevice in a released position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that thisinvention comprises a base 10 which is connected with the body portionof the vehicle and carries the stationary links 11 adjacent its ends.Each of the stationary links 11 is provided with a reduced outer endportion 12 and with a cut out portion 13 in its lower face so that whenthe movable link 14 is in a closed position a pocket will be formed.Each of these movable links is provided with a slot in one end portionto form the pivot ears 15 which are pivotally mounted upon a pivot pin16 passing through the reduced end 12 of the stationary link. A cut outportion 17 is formed in each of the movable links and registers with thecut out portion 13 when the movable link is in the position shown inFig. 4 so that the pocket referred to above will be formed. The movablelinks are of such size that when moved to the position Shown in Fig. 4they will extend back of the t-atably mounted in lugs 20 extendingrearwardly from the bar 10 and forming bear ings and is provided at eachouter end with an enlarged head 21 which overhangs the opening 18 whenthe movable links are in the locked position. Hooks 22 are carried bythe heads 21 and pass through the openings 18 so that the movable linkswill be locked. It will be seen that when the hooks are in the positionshown in Fig. 4 that the movable links cannot become detached from thehooks since the hooks fit well beneath the end portion of the movablelink and therefore the movable link is securely held. A lever 23 isslidably mounted upon a squared portion 24 of the rod 19 and is used forrotating the rod so that the hooks may be moved from the position shownin Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 5, thus permitting the hooks to passthrough the openings 18 and thus release the movable links.

It should be noted that a catch 25 extends from one of the lugs 20 sothat when the hooks are in the position shown in Fig. 4 the lever may bemoved behind the catch and thus the shaft prevented from being rotated.

The shafts 26 are provided with slots 27 at their inner ends, the outerends of the slots being closed by the pins 28. These pins 28 fit intothe pockets formed by the cut out portions 13 and 17 thereby removablyconnecting the shafts with the vehicle. WVhen using this device themovable links are passed through the slots formed in the shafts andmoved to the position shown in Fig. 4 with the hooks 22 passing throughthe openings 18 and a lever engaged by the catch 25 so that the rod 19cannot rotate. If the animal should become unmanageable the lever 23 isslipped along the squared shoulder 24 until it passes beyond the catch25 and is then moved to'rotate the rod 19 and by moving the hooks to theposition shown in Fig. 5 permit the pull upon the movable links to swingthem upon their pivot pins so that the links will move to the positionshown in Fig. 5 and thus release the shafts. It will, therefore, be seenthat there has been provided a horse detacher which will workefiiciently and quickly but pivot lugs extending from said bar, a rodrotatably mounted in said lugs, stationary links carried by said bar,movable links pivotally connected with said stationary links, meanscarried by said rod for engaging said movable links to hold said movablelinks in a locked position, a lever: mounted upon said rod for rotatingsaid rod, and means for preventing movement of said lever to rotate saidrod.

'2. A horse releaser comprising a bar, pivot lugs carried by said bar,stationary links extending from said bar, movable Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents.

links pivotally connected with said sta tionary links, a rod rotatablymounted in said pivot lugs and provided with a squared section adjacentone of said lugs, a lever slidably mounted upon the squared section ofsaid rod for rotating said rod, a stop carried by one of said lugsbehind which said lever is adapted to be positioned to prevent movementof said lever to rotate said rod, and means carried by said rod forengaging said movable links to hold the same in a locked position.

In testimony whereof We hereunto ailix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CRAVFORD HARRIS. ELIGAH HARRIS. \Vitnesses W. C. LINDSAY, JOE HILLHOUSE.

Washington, .D. C.

